The Lower Peace River is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Lower Peace River MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lower Peace River
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Koyuk
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Smith and Eakin, 1911
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Three prospect shafts were sunk in 1908.
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = River gradient is less than 25 feet per mile.
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = This site was prospected for placer gold during the winter of 1908. Two shafts were sunk on the east bank of the creek. The material on the dump was well-rounded river gravel consisting almost entirely of igneous rocks, some of which were iron-stained. The easternmost of the two shafts was probably no more than 15 feet deep. The other shaft could have been up to 25 feet deep. Another shaft further east on a higher bench was probably 5 to 10 feet deep. The dump material from this shaft consisted of less-rounded gravel and much more mud mixed with the sand. Apparently some gold was recovered from the shafts, but the placer was not rich enough to mine (Smith and Eakin, 1911).
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Geology): Age = Quaternary.
References
Reference (Deposit): Smith, P.S. and Eakin, H.M., 1911, Mineral resources of Alaska 1910: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 480, 333 p..
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, Eskil, 1947, Mineral occurrences other than gold deposits in northwestern Alaska: Alaska Territorial Division of Mines Pamphlet 5-R, 48 p.
Reference (Deposit): Smith, P.S. and Eakin, H.M., 1910, Mineral resources of the Nulato-Council region: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 442, 432 p.
Reference (Deposit): Harrington, G.L., 1919, The gold and platinum placers of the Kiwalik-Koyuk region: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 692-G, p. 369-400.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Candle Quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-389, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
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